Foundations of understanding [[electronic resource] /] / Natika Newton

• Autore: Newton Natika
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 153.4
• Soggetto topico: Comprehension; Comprehension (Theory of knowledge); Cognition; Communication - Psychological aspects; Human information processing
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FOUNDATIONS OF UNDERSTANDING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Sensorimotor Theory of Cognition; CHAPTER THREE Understanding Actions; Chapter Four Understanding Objects; CHAPTER FIVE Error and the External World; CHAPTER SIX Understanding Persons; CHAPTER SEVEN Understanding Language; CHAPTER EIGHT The Elements of Conscious Experience; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: How can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dir
• Titolo autorizzato: Foundations of understanding
• ISBN: 1-283-17447-2; 9786613174475; 90-272-8356-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457115503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in consciousness research ; ; v. 10.